When it comes to finding an iPad car mount there are several different options available on the market, each one with it's own pros and cons. The majority of the car mounts currently for sale use either suction cups to secure the iPad to the windshield or dashboard while other varieties make use of the car's cup holders to hold the iPad in a convenient position. For the vast majority of users the cup holder mounted option seems to be easiest to use, provided that the mount places the iPad in the correct position relative to the user. But which cup holder style iPad car mounts are the best for home users?
How Cup Holder Mounted iPad Car Mounts Work
The easiest to use and adjust of all iPad car mounts tends to be those that make use of the built in cup holders to hold the frame. In most varieties a cup sized plastic base, often with some degree of weight, sits in the cup holder and is prevent from moving by fins or some other feature that presses firmly against the walls of the cup holder. In cars that have weakly designed cup holders or those that pop out of the console of the vehicle damage may result to the cup holders themselves when the weight from the car mount plus the iPad is applied. This type of mount also is not very effective in cars where the cup holders do not have solid walled sides as the fins on the mount need something to press against.
In cars that have sturdy cup holders however this style of car mount is often a very good solution as it often allows the user to have the iPad down at a level that is easy to work with rather than up much higher as is often required of the dash mounted iPad car mount styles.
Recommended Cup Holder Mounted iPad Car Mounts
iPad stands that fall into the cup holder variety include the Ram-A-Can II iPad car mount from Ram Mounts and the Quirky Stance 1 iPad stand. These two models look very much alike but are singled out by the difference in the arm that holds up the iPad. In the Ram-A-Can II the mounting arm is totally flexible, allowing the user to reposition it to the user's exact needs. The Stance 1 on the other hand is almost the same visually but instead uses a solid metal arm with pivots on each end. It also converts into a convenient iPad case when not in use. While the Stance 1 appears to be more stable the Ram-A-Can II is more easily adjusted to a variety of angles.
Other brands of this style of iPad car mount are available but few have as reliable a reputation as those from Ram Mounts. As always, and with any purchase of this kind, purchase the mount from a reputable seller with a well defined return policy and keep the receipt until you are certain that your new car mount will work as you need it to.
Chad Criswell - Chad Criswell is a professional educator and freelance technology writer for numerous online and print publications throughout the United ...
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